Requires the U.S. Attorney General to publish — and update every year — a public list naming each state and local government that allows people charged with serious crimes to be released before trial without posting cash bail (known as "personal recognizance" release). Covered crimes include violent and sexual offenses like murder, rape, carjacking, robbery, and assault, as well as public disorder offenses such as rioting, vandalism, and fleeing from police. The Attorney General also has discretion to add other offenses deemed a clear threat to public safety. The bill does not alter any bail law directly; it creates a federal transparency mechanism that publicly identifies jurisdictions that use cashless bail for these charges.
Transparency & Accountability
- Annual AG-published list — publicly identifies every jurisdiction permitting cashless bail for covered serious offenses
- AG discretionary scope authority — AG determines which offenses beyond enumerated examples qualify as covered
Congressional Summary
Cashless Bail Reporting ActThis bill requires the Department of Justice to publish annually a list of state and local governments that permit individuals who are charged with certain criminal offenses that pose a clear threat to public safety and order to be released pending trial on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond.Under the bill, the criminal offenses that pose a threat to public safety and order include criminal offenses involving a violent or sexual act (e.g., burglary, murder, or rape) and offenses that promote public disorder (e.g., looting or vandalism).On August 25, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that required the Department of Justice to submit to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security a list of state and local jurisdictions that have substantially eliminated cash bail as a potential condition for pretrial release for crimes that pose a clear threat to public safety and order, including offenses involving violent, sexual, or indecent acts, or burglary, looting, or vandalism.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-04-09
- Date Added
- 2026-05-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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